Woman dies Galtee mountains

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Cork mother-of-two who died on Galtees 'a joy to meet' (Irish Examiner)

Mitchelstown woman was descending from the 3000ft summit of the Galtymore when she suddenly became unwell.

We are all heartbroken and shocked. She was descending from the 3,000ft summit of the Galtymore Climb when she suddenly became unwell. She was descending from the 3,000ft summit of the Galtymore Climb when she suddenly became unwell.

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Woman (51) dies while climbing Galtee mountains with young children (The Irish Times)

Cora O'Grady collapsed on Saturday when she became unwell near Galtymore summit.

It is understood Ms O’Grady was near the summit of 918metre-high Galtymore at about 1pm when she collapsed and the alarm was raised. Gardaí from Cahir were notified of the tragedy. Ms O’Grady’s body was removed from the mountain and taken to University Hospital Waterford where a postmortem was scheduled to take place to establish the cause of death.

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Cork woman dies climbing Galtee mountains with her children (Cork Beo)

One of the organisers of the charity climb said that the news of Cora's passing is 'heartbreaking'

"My sister in law took part in a climb this morning to the Galtees to support the Charlie Bird climb on Croagh Patrick. She took ill on the way up and passed away while near the summit. Cora O’Grady from Mitchelstown, Cork who died while participating a Climb with Charlie charity event in the Galtee mountains in Co Tipperary. Want the latest news straight to your inbox? Cora O' Grady, 51, from Mitchelstown was participating in a Climb with Charlie event on Saturday with her two children, 11-year-old Luke and 8-year-old Lily, when her health took a bad turn.

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Woman who died while climbing Galtee mountains in Tipperary ... (The Irish Sun)

A WOMAN who died while climbing Galtee Mountains in Co Tipperary has been named locally.Cora O'Grady, who was participating in a Climb With Charlie lo.

RIP Cora." Another person said: "This is just heartbreaking. Charlie Bird, who diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in October last year, was climbing Croagh Patrick with hundreds of supporters to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House. The Irish Community Air Ambulance from Cork attended. Her body was removed from the mountain and taken to University Hospital Waterford in Ardkeen where a post-mortem is scheduled to take place to establish the cause of death. The 51-year-old was one of a group climbing the mountain in one of hundreds of fundraising climbing events nationally in support of former RTÉ journalist Charlie Bird who was climbing Croagh Patrick in Mayo at the same time.

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Woman who died on charity hike on Galtee Mountains named as ... (thejournal.ie)

Ms O'Grady was near the summit of 918 metre high Galtymore at around 1pm on Saturday when she became unwell.

Ms O’Grady was assisted by paramedics who made efforts to resuscitate her. Ms O’Grady was near the summit of 918 metre high Galtymore at around 1pm on Saturday when she became unwell. An inquest will occur in due course at South Tipperary Coroner’s Court.

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'A doting mother full of fun, life and energy': Cork mourns woman ... (Echo Live)

51-year-old Cora O'Grady from Mitchelstown fell ill while climbing the Galtee mountains in Tipperary with her children.

He said their thoughts are with Cora's family and friends and added: "You hear of people suffering breaks and falls on that mountain but this is a rare tragedy. It must also be devastating for emergency services and for everyone that day who made every effort to save her life." Our thoughts and prayers are with the family."

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Mum, 51, died on Galtee mountains after falling ill during Climb With ... (Extra.ie)

Cora O'Grady, 51, from Mitchelstown, Co Cork was climbing Galtymore in the Galtee mountains with her two children, Luke, 11, and Lily, 8, when she took suddenly ...

It is believed Ms O’Grady was near the summit of Galtymore at around 1pm when she collapsed. Efforts were made to resuscitate Ms O’Grady at  on the mountain. The woman who died on the Galtee mountains in Co Tipperary on Saturday was a mum of two young children and was participating in a Climb with Charlie event.

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Woman (50s) dies while climbing Galtee mountains (The Irish Times)

At about 1pm the woman became unwell and died at the summit of the Galtymore climb in Tipperary. Gardaí in Cahir assisted Mountain Rescue and Coast Guard Rescue ...

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